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Tennessee Drones & Hunting (2026)

Restricted: Tennessee (TWRA rule 1660-01-33-.02) bars using a drone to hunt, harass, chase, drive or take wildlife; only limited after-hours recovery of a mortally wounded deer on private land is allowed.

RestrictedVerified Jul 7, 2026

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Drones & Hunting in states bordering Tennessee

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

AlabamaRestricted
Launching, landing, possessing or using a drone/UAV on any Alabama Wildlife Management Area or public hunting area is prohibited without written permission (Admin Code 220-2-.55).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: admincode.legislature.state.al.us · Full Alabama rule →
ArkansasRestricted
Arkansas prohibits hunting, driving, herding or harassing wildlife from or with an aircraft, which AGFC applies to drones (AGFC Code 05.07).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: agfc-omnibus.s3.amazonaws.com · Full Arkansas rule →
GeorgiaRestricted
Georgia bars hunting wildlife or feral hog from an aircraft (OCGA 27-3-13); DNR applies wildlife-pursuit rules to drone scouting/harassment.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: gadnrle.org · Full Georgia rule →
KentuckyRestricted
Kentucky Fish & Wildlife regulation (301 KAR 3:140, 2025) prohibits using an aircraft or unmanned aircraft system to fish, hunt, take, drive/herd, or harass wildlife.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MississippiRestricted
MDWFP regulation bars launching/landing drones on state Wildlife Management Areas (federal Airborne Hunting Act also applies).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: mdwfp.com · Full Mississippi rule →
MissouriRestricted
Missouri's Wildlife Code (3 CSR 10-7.410) bars pursuing, taking or molesting wildlife from any motor-driven air conveyance, including drones.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: s1.sos.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
North CarolinaRestricted
North Carolina (G.S. 14-401.24(b)) makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to fish or hunt using an unmanned aircraft system.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: ncleg.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
VirginiaRestricted
Virginia (DWR rule 4VAC15-20-240) makes it unlawful to use a drone to hunt, take, kill, drive, herd or harass wild animals, or to hunt the same day after using a drone to locate wildlife.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →

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